Between the Ends of America - CycleBlaze

Between the Ends of America

Florida to Washington. 6,400 miles. No big deal.

By Jeff Arnim
6,448 miles (10,377 km) over 126 days between Apr. 13, 2011 and Aug. 16, 2011

An Introduction

What this is all about heart 14
Where I'm going heart 6
What I'm riding heart 6
What I'm bringing heart 4
Mid-winter rambling heart 4
Shaking it down in Skagit County - Part 1 heart 9
Shaking it down in Skagit County - Part 2 heart 7
Saying goodbye heart 3

Florida

Day 0: Seattle, WA to Key West, FL heart 8
Day 1: Key West, FL to Long Key State Park heart 12
Day 2: Long Key State Park to Key Largo, FL heart 10
Day 3: Key Largo, FL to Miami, FL heart 9
Day 4: Miami, FL to Fort Lauderdale, FL heart 8
Day 5: Fort Lauderdale, FL to Jonathan Dickinson State Park heart 9
Day 6: Jonathan Dickinson State Park to Fort Pierce, FL heart 5
Day 7: Fort Pierce, FL to Melbourne, FL heart 7
Day 8: Melbourne, FL to Titusville, FL heart 11
Day 9: Titusville, FL to Cassadaga, FL heart 7
Day 10: Cassadaga, FL to Ormond Beach, FL heart 15
Day 11: Ormond Beach, FL to St. Augustine, FL heart 18
Day 12: St. Augustine, FL heart 4
Day 13: St. Augustine, FL to Fort Clinch State Park heart 8

Georgia

Day 14: Fort Clinch State Park to near Folkston, GA heart 9
Day 15: Near Folkston, GA to Big Hammock State National Recreation Area heart 14
Day 16: Big Hammock State National Recreation Area to Reidsville, GA heart 10
Day 17: Reidsville, GA to near Adrian, GA heart 7
Day 18: Near Adrian, GA to Milledgeville, GA heart 9
Day 19: Milledgeville, GA to Oconee River Campground heart 5
Day 20: Oconee River Campground to Victoria Bryant State Park heart 12
Day 21: Victoria Bryant State Park to Toccoa, GA heart 9

South Carolina

Day 22: Toccoa, GA to Townville, SC heart 13
Day 23: Townville, SC to Clemson, SC heart 4
Day 24: Clemson, SC heart 4

North Carolina

Day 25: Clemson, SC to near Tuckasegee, NC heart 20
Day 26: Near Tuckasegee, NC to near Maggie Valley, NC heart 13
Day 27: Near Maggie Valley, NC to Asheville, NC heart 14
Day 28: Asheville, NC heart 12
Day 29: Asheville, NC heart 4
Day 30: Asheville, NC to Linville Falls, NC heart 14
Day 31: Linville Falls, NC to near Laxon, NC heart 10
Day 32: Near Laxon, NC to near Barrett, NC heart 24

Virginia

Day 33: Near Barrett, NC to Meadows of Dan, VA heart 10
Day 34: Meadows of Dan, VA to Roanoke, VA heart 8
Day 35: Roanoke, VA heart 6
Day 36: Roanoke, VA to George Washington National Forest heart 12
Day 37: George Washington National Forest to Afton, VA heart 24
Day 38: Afton, VA to Vesuvius, VA heart 10
Day 39: Vesuvius, VA to Troutville, VA heart 12
Day 40: Troutville, VA to Christiansburg, VA heart 7
Day 41: Christiansburg, VA to Wytheville, VA heart 13
Day 42: Wytheville, VA to Damascus, VA heart 10
Day 43: Damascus, VA to Elk Garden, VA heart 10

Kentucky

Day 44: Elk Garden, VA to Lookout, KY heart 15
Day 45: Lookout, KY to Bonnyman, KY heart 11
Day 46: Bonnyman, KY to Booneville, KY heart 14
Day 47: Booneville, KY to Berea, KY heart 17
Day 48: Berea, KY heart 9
Day 49: Berea, KY to Mackville, KY heart 10
Day 50: Mackville, KY to Howardstown, KY heart 6
Day 51: Howardstown, KY to Cave City, KY heart 15
Day 52: Cave City, KY to near Richardsville, KY heart 12
Day 53: Near Richardsville, KY to Caneyville, KY heart 11
Day 54: Caneyville, KY to Utica, KY heart 8
Day 55: Utica, KY to Marion, KY heart 10

Illinois

Day 56: Marion, KY to Eddyville, IL heart 9
Day 57: Eddyville, IL to Carbondale, IL heart 8
Day 58: Carbondale, IL to Murphysboro, IL heart 6
Day 59: Murphysboro, IL to Valmeyer, IL heart 10

Missouri

Day 60: Valmeyer, IL to St. Louis, MO heart 17
Day 61: St. Louis, MO to Augusta, MO heart 10
Day 62: Augusta, MO to Bluffton, MO heart 12
Day 63: Bluffton, MO to Columbia, MO heart 10
Days 64-69: Seattle, WA & St. Louis, MO heart 9
Day 70: Columbia, MO to Franklin, MO heart 8
Day 71: Franklin, MO to Windsor, MO heart 10
Day 72: Windsor, MO to Montrose, MO heart 8

Kansas

Day 73: Montrose, MO to near Walnut, KS heart 18
Day 74: Near Walnut, KS to Chanute, KS heart 9
Day 75: Chanute, KS to Eureka, KS heart 12
Day 76: Eureka, KS to Newton, KS heart 12
Day 77: Newton, KS to Sterling, KS heart 13
Day 78: Sterling, KS to Rush Center, KS heart 11
Day 79: Rush Center, KS to Ness City, KS heart 13
Day 80: Ness City, KS to Dighton, KS heart 4

Colorado

Day 81: Dighton, KS to Eads, CO heart 20
Day 82: Eads, CO to Ordway, CO heart 18
Day 83: Ordway, CO heart 10
Day 84: Ordway, CO to Pueblo Lake State Park heart 18
Day 85: Pueblo Lake State Park to Royal Gorge, CO heart 11
Day 86: Royal Gorge, CO to Guffey, CO heart 13
Day 87: Guffey, CO heart 8
Day 88: Guffey, CO heart 10
Day 89: Guffey, CO to Breckenridge, CO heart 7
Day 90: Breckenridge, CO to near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO heart 2
Day 91: Near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO to Walden, CO heart 9

Wyoming

Day 92: Walden, CO to Saratoga, WY heart 21
Day 93: Saratoga, WY to Jeffrey City, WY heart 17
Day 94: Jeffrey City, WY to Lander, WY heart 5
Day 95: Lander, WY to Dubois, WY heart 5
Day 96: Dubois, WY to Colter Bay Campground heart 14
Day 97: Colter Bay Campground heart 3
Day 98: Colter Bay Campground to Grant Village Campground heart 9

Montana

Day 99: Grant Village Campground to Gallatin National Forest heart 6
Day 100: Gallatin National Forest to Ennis, MT heart 7
Day 101: Ennis, MT to Bozeman, MT heart 4
Day 102: Bozeman, MT to Wilsall, MT heart 6
Day 103: Wilsall, MT to Lewis & Clark National Forest heart 6
Day 104: Lewis & Clark National Forest to Great Falls, MT heart 8
Day 105: Great Falls, MT to Choteau, MT heart 6
Day 106: Choteau, MT to Dupuyer, MT heart 9
Day 107: Dupuyer, MT to East Glacier Park, MT heart 4
Day 108: East Glacier Park, MT to St. Mary Campground heart 4
Day 109: St. Mary Campground to Hungry Horse, MT heart 13
Day 110: Hungry Horse, MT to Marion, MT heart 3
Day 111: Marion, MT to Libby, MT heart 12
Day 112: Libby, MT heart 2

Idaho

Day 113: Libby, MT to Clark Fork, ID heart 5

Washington

Day 114: Clark Fork, ID to Skookum Creek Campground heart 5
Day 115: Skookum Creek Campground to Colville, WA heart 6
Day 116: Colville, WA to Republic, WA heart 6
Day 117: Republic, WA to Wauconda, WA heart 7
Day 118: Wauconda, WA to Leader Lake Campground heart 4
Day 119: Leader Lake Campground to Okanogan National Forest heart 8
Day 120: Okanogan National Forest to Bay View, WA heart 9
Day 121: Bay View, WA to Shaw Island, WA heart 3
Day 122: Shaw Island, WA to Lopez Island, WA heart 7
Day 123: Lopez Island, WA to Fort Townsend State Park heart 4
Day 124: Fort Townsend State Park to near Port Angeles, WA heart 4
Day 125: Near Port Angeles, WA to Sekiu, WA heart 5
Day 126: Sekiu, WA to near Neah Bay, WA heart 8

In Conclusion

The bike and the gear heart 2
The end heart 4